Life History

Notes

• Edgar's father name was listed on Edgar’s Death certificate as John Denny born  in Ellisburgh, New York. We have estimated John Deney’s birth in 1815 somewhere in New York.  John Denny lived his early life in Ellisburg.  Census's that were taken show he lived in Ellisburg (original place-name: "Minos" NY) since a infant. When we look at the movement of John, he lived in various places., Following are the years that we have so far calculated from census's & land patents.  [Ellisburg, Pierrepont Manor very near the border of Oswego, NY].
  
  Dates & Places of residence for John Deney
  
  
  
  ??1815-1816 ?? claims Jefferson Co NY as lifetime residence. (Other info states John's parents were also born in New York.
  
  1816 -40  ? possibly living in Ellisburg, Jefferson Co during this time period.
  
  1825 -30  1825 Census shows a Abraham Dana with 3 boys & 3 girls in proper age group fo our John Dana/Deney/Denny  in Ellisburg, Jefferson Co NY
  
  1830 -35  1835 Census shows John DANA with wife (proper ages for John & Luzetta) Jeff.NY
  
  1845       Census shows John Denny's family living in Ellisburg, Jefferson Co., NY.
  
  1850       Census shows John Denny's family living in Dundee, Kane Co., Illinois
  
  1855       Census shows John Denny's family living in Ellisburg, Jefferson Co., NY.
  
  1860       Census shows John Denny's family living in Pierrepont Manor, Jefferson Co., NY
  
  1861       Moved to Dale or near Medina, Outagamie Wisconsin when Chandler Denney enlisted in Wisconsin Calvary at Janesville and also where Melissa Deney Gallea finds residence with husband Burton Gallea in Medina Wisc.
  
  <1861 -1863>? living around Dale, Outagamie Co., Wisconsin during this time period.
  
  <1863           ? bought land in Minnesota
  
  <1863 -1879>? 1875 Census shows them living in Rice County, Minnesota.
  
  1880 -1888 Census shows John Denny's family living in Morristown, Rice Co., Minnesota.
  
  1888 -1904 Census shows John's wife Luzetta Denny living with Fred Flatz & Lillie on the 1900 Cenus (living with granddaughter Lillian May Deney Flatz) It states Luzetta had 4 children and only one was still living.
  
  All the information we have on John Denny is that he lived in Ellisburg, Jefferson County NY since he was a infant. We haven't been able to find a birth, marriage or military information for him. I have looked at many research films for this area and there seems not to be any birth reference to him only Census' & some land grants(Index of Deeds Jefferson County) :
  
  Grantees: John Deney   1856         Grantor: A Scott            Liber 127  Pg 257
  
                John Deney    1856                    S. Snyder          Liber 131  Pg 39
  
                John Deney    1860                    J. Otis & al        Liber  144  Pg 451
  
  The only thing we have is the information from his gravestone in Morristown, Minnesota which gives the date of his death (March 6, 1888) and how old he was, (birth date calculates to 25 August 1815). On the 1880  Moristown Minnesota Census he states his parents were born in New York which confirms info on Edgar’s Death Certificate.
  
  
  
  From the census we find that his occupations were a Farmer, Sailor, Owner of land and a Hotel Keeper (in 1880 Morristown Minnesota). He was married only once and married in 1831 in New York to Lucretta/Luzetta McNitt., daughter of James McNitt and Sara Lindsey (Of Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York daughter of Stephen and Sally McNitt.
  

Sources

• 1. One World Tree (sm)
  • Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d.
• 2. Minnesota Burials
  • Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003
• 3. OneWorldTree
• 4. 1870 United States Federal Census
  • Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003